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The British air base Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit in a drone attack. There were no casualties, but staff are being temporarily relocated. The attack occurs in the context of escalating conflict in the Middle East.
A suspected drone attack has been carried out against a British military base in Cyprus, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.
After a missile hit an apartment building and killed nine people, sirens sound in northern Israel for attacks from Lebanon
Videos showing an explosion at the RAF Akrotiri Base in Cyprus emerged on social media.
Britain gave the green light to the United States to use British military facilities to target Iranian missile positions, following a request from...
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that the British Prime Minister had informed him that British bases in Cyprus were not used and would not be used in military operations in the region. Speaking to reporters as he arrived at a Movement of Ecologists–Citizens’ Cooperation movement event, Christodoulides said Cyprus was closely monitoring developments […]
The British air base RAF Akrotiri in Limassol, Cyprus, was hit by a suspected drone, as confirmed by the British Ministry of Defense, amid escalating conflicts in the Middle...
The U.K. has authorized American use of its bases for Iran missile operations, while the Royal Air Force intercepts Iranian drones threatening Qatar and Cyprus.
The MoD said they were responding to the attack at RAF Akrotiri at around midnight local time.
Keir Starmer has agreed to allow the US to use UK military bases to launch attacks that degrade Iran’s missiles.
A “security threat” was declared at the British bases in Cyprus shortly before midnight on Sunday.
A proposal suggests that linking the Cyprus issue to Greenland could prompt former US President Trump to take it seriously, leveraging the presence of British bases on the island.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer additionally said that his country has accepted a US request to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iranian missiles in storage depots or launchers.
A drone hit a British air force base in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defense in London stated, according to Sky News and PA agency. The ministry did not disclose who sent the unmanned aerial vehicle.
An unmanned drone struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus shortly after midnight, causing limited damage. The UK and Cyprus confirmed the incident, and Cyprus's National Security Council convened to monitor the situation.
Iran's supreme leader was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, a seismic development in a conflict that has spread to half a dozen countries across the Middle East.
Sir Keir Starmer says protections for British bases and personnel have been stepped up to their highest level.
Led by President Donald Trump, the 'Board of Peace' held its inaugural meeting to discuss the reconstruction efforts in Gaza.